sprouted

柯林斯詞典

sprout /spra?t/ (sprouting,sprouted,sprouts)

• 1. V-I When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. (植物、蔬菜、種子) 發(fā)芽

  It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. 豆子衹需幾天就會(huì)發(fā)芽。

• 2. V-I When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. (葉子、芽、植株) 長出

  Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn. 葉芽開始在山楂樹上長出來。

• 3. V-T/V-I If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them. (人、動(dòng)物) 長出 (毛發(fā)等); (毛發(fā)等) 長出來[no passive]

  She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin. 她現(xiàn)在很老了，戴著小而圓的金屬絲框眼鏡，下巴長出了衚須。

• 4. N-COUNT Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts. 抱子甘藍(lán)[usu pl]

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